Baltic Sea

Territorial co-operation

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Programme description

Main objectives

The overall objective of the Programme is to strengthen integrated territorial development and cooperation for a more innovative, better accessible and sustainable Baltic Sea Region. The Programme promotes transnational cooperation and integration through projects that address common challenges and opportunities in the region. The Programme also supports the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

The Programme is designed to tackle issues which cannot sufficiently be dealt with by individual countries. Challenges that require a joint response by partners from several countries from the Baltic Sea Region include improving water quality and increasing maritime safety and security.

The Programme invests in the institutional capacities of public authorities from local, regional and national levels, research and training institutions, sectoral agencies and associations, as well as non-governmental organisations and enterprises. Improved institutional capacity is understood as:

enhanced institutionalised knowledge and competence;

improved governance structures and organisational set-up;

more efficient use of human and technical resources

better ability to attract new financial resources; and

increased capability to work in a transnational environment.

Funding priorities

The programme will focus on the following four priorities:

Capacity for innovation

Efficient management of natural resources

Sustainable transport

Macro-regional cooperation

Some of the expected results

increased capacity of public authorities, research and training institutions, sectoral agencies and associations, as well as non-governmental organisations and enterprises for more innovation, to manage natural resources efficiently and to make transport more sustainable